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Alibaba quietly releases Qwen 4 large language model

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Alibaba's Qwen team has quietly released Qwen 4, a new iteration of their large language model. The announcement was made via a post on X (formerly Twitter), with details shared on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA community. Further information regarding the model's capabilities and availability is expected. AI

IMPACT This release from a major AI lab indicates continued development in large language models, potentially offering new capabilities for researchers and developers.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Alibaba quietly releases Qwen 4 large language model

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Bestlife73 ·

    Qwen 4 is stealth announced

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1xpbjku/qwen_4_is_stealth_announced/"> <img alt="Qwen 4 is stealth announced" src="https://preview.redd.it/032i612tjzzh1.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=386a84ad0b0f9f5f712bfc8e7ffc7d3becc8c8…

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